Car culture

[undergroundpanther]

how it has controlled us..
Early in the 20th century, pedestrians claimed the right of way on country roads and city streets, sharing the public space with children at play, domestic animals, carts, vendors, carriages and streetcars. A spooked horse galloping through the streets might send people running for cover, but generally, pedestrians and vehicles shared the right of way. Then came the age of the automobile.
http://www.physorg.com/news70718114.html

[Dissenting_Prole]

1. And a hundred years later it all came to an end

[Facilitator of truth]

2. We could always go back to using horses...

But I personally enjoy the freedom automobiles afford us.
Are you proposing a solution?

[newyawker99]

3. Hi Facilitator!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[KansDem]

4. But using horses will create jobs...!!!

Blacksmiths, feed-store employees, groomers and large-animal vets, and those guys who go around scrapping up the poop, for starters...

[undergroundpanther]

5. nope just being a critic

tired of dodging aggressive drivers in a hurry to get nowhere yesterday.

Look,I got hit by a car a few years ago crossing the road,the asshole didn't see me,and I never saw him, 'cause he didn't have his headlights on.Irresponsible fuck head fucked me up.I was walking slowly across the road with an ex boyfriend hand in hand,he was just a step in front of me,we both thought the coast was clear. I was hit, I flew ,and my body is messed up now.Years later my neck is growing bone spurs, my legs go numb if I sit certain ways, and my back aches alot.I got a form of arthritis from the force of the impact. The fucker that hit me was a cab going 45 mph,and the speed of that road was like 25 mph..That incident will haunt me the rest of my days.Nothing was changed until An orioles players son got hit on the same road I did,like 6 months or so later.Poor kid was killed.
So yeah you bet I'm frustrated with car culture and the hurry up mentality is has engendered in people,the careless oblivion and selfishness.. I propose an improvement that could start now, states quit building roads(the fill up as soon as they are made btw) and shift it to better quality mass transit,sidewalks everywhere,bike trails,public rest stops so walkers can hit the bathroom get water or sit down,less sprawl, and a slower pace to live our lives within. To have this change people first must demand real corporate responsibility to the communities instead of corporations and greedy developers controlling communities,as in people demand they all cut the fucking greed out,quit playing games and give workers time off,good wages,real european style vacations,full benefits and a bit of slack to allow for a less hurried rushed be there yesterday attitude that is for the most part is the cultural submission of humanity to the shortsighted ambition of profit hungry abusive businessmen....It takes a bit of time to take a bus or walk,a car is not the solution,stopping corporate greed and abuse is.

I wish people would slow down,be careful and relax.

[Xithras]

6. There's one really big problem with horses.

Modern lot sizes. If you look at the lot sizes of the homes outside of the urban centers (where walking was more efficent), you'll note that they tend to be far larger than modern lots. Why? Because most originally had a buggy shed and a small stable to park the horse in. While the modern attached garage might work in place of the buggy shed, figuring out where to put the horse is going to be a bigger problem.

Beyond that, I have no problem with the idea :) I own a couple of horses, and use them for transportation pretty regularly.